BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Freedom Court Reporting, Inc., Alabama’s largest litigation support company, announced the merger of Tyler Eaton Morgan Nichols & Pritchett, Inc., a court reporting firm in Birmingham, Ala., with Freedom. Tyler Eaton provides realtime court reporting, video and audio digital streaming of testimony as well as same-day transcription and trial presentation services to its clients. Both organizations’ clients will benefit from the combined services of the merger, which was effective on Oct. 16, 2013. Tyler Eaton will continue to operate under its current name, but will join the Freedom network of companies that includes Freedom Court Reporting, Freedom Litigation Support, National Court Reporting, Tuscaloosa Court Reporting in Tuscaloosa and Dunn, King Court Reporting in Montgomery.

“We feel blessed to be able to join forces with one of the oldest and most respected firms in the state,” said Mike and Mickey Turner, owners of Freedom Court Reporting. “Tyler Eaton’s superb group of reporters will join our team at Freedom to make a combined world-class group of reporters. We will continue to provide the highest quality of service to our clients with the ability to present the knowledge and resources for which both companies are well known.”

Freedom Court Reporting founders Mike and Mickey Turner have been in the court reporting business for more than 35 years and are proud to have more than 100 licensed, well qualified and experienced reporters, videographers and trial technicians on its litigation support staff. With offices in Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Atlanta, Ga., Freedom also has access to offices in 75 countries and 450 U.S. cities through its business affiliates. Services offered at Freedom Court Reporting are court reporting, videography, videoconferencing, electronic data discovery, subpoena delivery, trial technology and computer forensics.

Tyler Eaton has relocated to the newly renovated offices of Freedom Court Reporting in downtown Birmingham, located at 2015 3rd Ave. N., and will continue to provide its clients with the same great service and dedication it has since the company was founded in 1974. These services include, but are not limited to online scheduling, litigation support and deposition streaming for video, audio and text.

“We are so excited to have the opportunity to combine our love of reporting, technology and expertise with Freedom's outstanding client relations, service, reporters and staff,” said Laura H. Nichols, co-owner of Tyler Eaton Morgan Nichols & Pritchett, Inc. “We think the merging of our companies will enhance our legal community’s access to the best service in court reporting.”

The combined team of Freedom Court Reporting and Tyler Eaton creates a mutually beneficial business model. This merger will bring clients access to more real-time writers, a wide range of litigation support technology, a wide variety of conference room locations as well as an enhanced staff providing a true litigation support concierge service to the clients of the respective companies.

ABOUT TYLER EATON MORGAN NICHOLS & PRITCHETT, INC.

Tyler Eaton Morgan Nichols & Pritchett, Inc. provides law firms with experienced real-time reporters, court and deposition videographers and trial presentation specialists. In addition to traditional court reporting services, the firm now offers a full array of litigation support products and services. For more information about Tyler Eaton, visit www.tylereaton.com or call (205) 252-9152.

ABOUT FREEDOM REPORTING

Freedom Court Reporting, owned by Mike and Mickey Turner, is one of the largest litigation support companies in the southeast with corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Ala. Freedom provides reporters, videographers and trial technicians across the country and offers worldwide high-speed videoconferencing and bridging, connecting conference rooms throughout the world. For more information about Freedom Court Reporting services, visit www.freedomreporting.com or call (877) 373-3660.